[Intron - Just bass drum] A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3) [Full drums] F-riff - Strum to F to Fmaj7 and pull off 1st finger on 1st fret of high E to open E to imply the sax part (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) C A7sus4 (F-riff) G (x2)
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap] A Asus4 A Asus4 Winding your way down on Baker Street A Asus4 A Asus4 Lite in your head, and dead on your feet Em G Well an- other crazy day, you drink the night away D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
A Asus4 A Asus4 This city desert makes you feel so cold, it's got A Asus4 A Asus4 So many people but it's got no soul Em G And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong D Dsus4 D When you thought it held e- very- thing
[Chorus 1] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to think that it was so ea- sy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to say that it was so ea- sy C G D Dsus2 - D - Dsus4 - D But you're tryin, you're tryin now Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Another year and then you'd be ha- ppy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Just one more year and then you'd be ha- ppy C G A F But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Verse 2] A Asus2 A Asus2 Way down the street there's a light in his place A Asus2 A Asus2 He opens the door, he's got that look on his face Em G And he asks you where you've been, you tell him who you've seen D Dsus4 D And you talk about a- ny- thing
A Asus2 A Asus2 He's got this dream a- bout buyin' some land A Asus2 A Asus2 He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands Em G And then he'll settle down, in some quiet little town D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
[Chorus 2] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am But you know he'll always keep mo- ving Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You know he's never gonna stop mo- ving C G D Cause he's rollin', he's the rolling stone Dm7 Am Asus2 Am And when you wake up it's a new mor- ning Dm7 Am Asus2 Am The sun is shining it's a new mor- ning C G A F And you're going, you're going home
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F (x2)
A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3)
D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F fade D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Intro - Capo 3 for original key but don't bother] [F][C][Dm][C] [Bb][C][F] (Hold last F for a whole bar)
[Verse 1] [Gm] When are you gonna come down [C] [F] When are you going to land [Bb] I [Gm] should have stayed on the [C] farm, should have [F] Listened to my old man [F] .. You [Gm] know you can't hold me for [C] ever .. I [F] didn't sign up with you [Bb] I'm not [Eb] a present for your [C] friends to open This boy [F] 's too young to be [F] singing The
[Db]blues. ooh [Eb]ooh .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm] Ah..ah [C7]Ah....
[Chorus] So [F] goodbye yellow brick [A7] road .. Where the [Bb] dogs of society [F] howl .. You [D7] can't plant me in your [Gm] penthouse .. I'm [C] going back to my [F] plough [Dm] Back to the howling old [A] owl in the woods [Bb] Hunting the horny black [Db] toad [Db] Oh [Eb] I've [F] finally [C/E] decided my [Dm] future lies [Dm/C] ... Be [Bb] yond the [C] yellow brick
[Db]ro oh [Eb]oad .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah.... [F] Ah......
[Pause] [Verse 2] [Gm] What do you think you'll do [C] then? .. I [F] bet they'll shoot down the plane [Bb] .. It'll [Gm] take you a couple of [C] vodka and tonics .. to [F] set you on your feet again [F] [Gm] Maybe you'll get a re [C] placement .. There's [F] plenty like me to be [Bb] found [Eb] Mongrels who [C] ain't got a penny [F] Sniffing for tidbits like you [F] On the
[Db]gra ow [Eb]ound .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah....
[Chorus] So [F] goodbye yellow brick [A7] road .. Where the [Bb] dogs of society [F] howl .. You [D7] can't plant me in your [Gm] penthouse .. I'm [C] going back to my [F] plough [Dm] Back to the howling old [A] owl in the woods [Bb] Hunting the horny black [Db] toad [Db] Oh [Eb] I've [F] finally [C/E] decided my [Dm] future lies [Dm/C] ... Be [Bb] yond the [C] yellow brick [Db]ro oh [Eb]oad .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah.... [F] Ah......